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A -- TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH UNIT SOL NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-20 DUE 102998 POC Carl Henn, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-0993, E-MAIL: ch24v@nih.gov The Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for a multifaceted, clinical and basic research effort in tuberculosis. The program is aimed at supporting the translation of basic research findings into useful tools for clinical tuberculosis. The effort requires a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to validating surrogate markers of disease progression and protection and using these new tools to advantage in the conduct of Phase 1, 2 and 3 studies of potential tuberculosis therapeutic, diagnostic and intervention strategies. The Contractor must have demonstrated experience in clinical and basic tuberculosis research. It is anticipated that one cost reimbursement, level-of-effort type contract will be awarded for a period of seven (7) years. RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-20 will be available electronically on or about June 15, 1998, and may be accessed through the NIH Home Page by using the following electronic mail address and instructions: NIH Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov . Once you are at the NIH Home Page, select "Grants and Contracts", then select "Funding Opportunities", then select "R&D Requests for Proposals(RFP)." Please note that the RFP for this acquisition has been revised to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualifications, if any, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and proposal preparation instructions. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range will be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Responses to this RFP will be due on October 29, 1998. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Carl Henn, Contracting Officer Electronic Mail Address: ch24v@nih.gov Telephone: (301) 496-0993 Fax: (301) 402-0972 (0152)

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